2012 US Code
Title 20 - Education
Chapter 73 - ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY (§§ 9201 - 9276)
Subchapter I - ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY (§§ 9201 - 9253)
Part A - Adult Education and Literacy Programs (§§ 9211 - 9253)
Subpart 2 - state provisions (§§ 9221 - 9225)
Section 9225 - Programs for corrections education and other institutionalized individuals
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 20 - EDUCATION |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 20 - EDUCATION CHAPTER 73 - ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY SUBCHAPTER I - ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY Part A - Adult Education and Literacy Programs subpart 2 - state provisions Sec. 9225 - Programs for corrections education and other institutionalized individuals |
Contains | section 9225 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 105-220, title II, §225, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1069; Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, §101(f) [title VIII, §404(d)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-337, 2681-417. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 112 Stat. 1069, 2681-337 |
Public Law References | Public Law 105-220, Public Law 105-277 |
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From funds made available under section 9222(a)(1) of this title for a fiscal year, each eligible agency shall carry out corrections education and education for other institutionalized individuals.
(b) Uses of fundsThe funds described in subsection (a) of this section shall be used for the cost of educational programs for criminal offenders in correctional institutions and for other institutionalized individuals, including academic programs for—
(1) basic education;
(2) special education programs as determined by the eligible agency;
(3) English literacy programs; and
(4) secondary school credit programs.
(c) PriorityEach eligible agency that is using assistance provided under this section to carry out a program for criminal offenders in a correctional institution shall give priority to serving individuals who are likely to leave the correctional institution within 5 years of participation in the program.
(d) Definitions (1) Criminal offenderThe term “criminal offender” means any individual who is charged with or convicted of any criminal offense.
(2) Correctional institutionThe term “correctional institution” means any—
(A) prison;
(B) jail;
(C) reformatory;
(D) work farm;
(E) detention center; or
(F) halfway house, community-based rehabilitation center, or any other similar institution designed for the confinement or rehabilitation of criminal offenders.
(Pub. L. 105–220, title II, §225, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1069; Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, §101(f) [title VIII, §404(d)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–337, 2681–417.)
Prior ProvisionsProvisions similar to this section were contained in section 1204 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–220.
Amendments1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–277, §101(f) [title VIII, §404(d)(1)], substituted “and education” for “or education”.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 105–277, §101(f) [title VIII, §404(d)(2)], substituted “within” for “with” before “5 years”.
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